In one of the biggest upsets in the history of the U.S. Men's National Team, the USA beat Brazil 1-0 on Feb. 11, 1998, in the semifinal of the CONCACAF Gold Cup. That game was the first U.S. win against the South American side, and today it remains the only time in 16 matches the U.S. has emerged victorious.

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With Thursday night's official announcement that the U.S. men's national team will be taking on Canada in a pre-World Cup qualifying friendly at BMO Field in Toronto on June 3, another piece to the team's 2012 puzzle is in place.

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The long-rumored friendly between the United States and Italy appears to have come to fruition.

The Italian soccer federation announced that the Azzurri will host the United States at Stadio Luigi Ferraris in Genoa on Feb. 29, the first FIFA international fixture date of the new year.

Arsenal legend Thierry Henry has at last re-signed for the Gunners, it has just been announced. The deal was concluded in time for the Frenchman to be eligible to play in Monday's FA Cup clash with Leeds although doubts remain about his match fitness.

Henry has left speculators, pundits and critics undecided about the impact this might have on the Arsenal squad.

The imminent resigning of Arsenal Legend Thierry Daniel Henry has left speculators, pundits and critics undecided about the impact this might have on the Arsenal squad. It is easy to overlook the Wenger & Henry combination which has proved to be successful on and off for approximately twenty years.

Their Words As the person at FIFA responsible for the delivery of the FIFA Confederations Cup and the FIFA World Cup it is essential that I also get a personal view on the status of preparations during my planned host city visits to take place every two months next year. Because we have no time to rest, the clock is ticking ever faster and the anticipation is rising for all of us.

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By MIKE NASTRI

HARRISON, N.J. -- The U.S. men's national team might have lost to Ecuador on Tuesday night, but there was one overwhelming bright spot for Jurgen Klinsmann and Co.

Last night we asked our Twitter followers which players on the roster could earn their first cap for the MNT outside of North America in the game against Belgium. Answer: Five - Chandler, Hamid, Larentowicz, Orozco Fiscal, and Shea.
That got us thinking about who in this squad has played the most times for the MNT in Europe?

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Bob Bradley's return to coaching may come sooner than later.

Egyptian outlet Al-Ahram is reporting that the former U.S. national team coach is among three final candidates to take over as coach of Egypt's national team.

Bradley will reportedly interview for the job this week, along with Serbian Zoran Filipovic and Colombian Francisco Maturana.

US international Landon Donovan says he's excited about playing for Juergen Klinsmann, saying that the German legend's "positive energy" could make a difference for the U.S. national team.
Landon Donovan also praised Bob Bradley, who was dismissed Thursday as the U.

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It took five years, but U.S. Soccer president Sunil Gulati has the coach he's wanted all along.

Juergen Klinsmann was hired as coach of the U.S. men's national team on Friday, replacing the ousted Bob Bradley.

"We are excited to have Jürgen as the head coach of our Men's National Team," Gulati said in a press release.

The USA have fired Bob Bradley as their manager.
The New Jersey-born coach was relieved of his duties today after five years at the helm.
Last month's loss to Mexico in the CONCACAF Gold Cup final proved his undoing, as the US had led 2-0 in that game before capitulating embarrassingly 4-2 and the defeat also meant they missed out on the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup.

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While it is probably best for the US to move on at this point and time, don't pin all the problems on Bradley.

US Soccer announced this afternoon that Men's National Team Coach Bob Bradley has been "relieved of his duties.

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While it is probably best for the US to move on at this point and time, don't pin all the problems on Bradley.

US Soccer announced this afternoon that Men's National Team Coach Bob Bradley has been "relieved of his duties.

U.S. Soccer President Sunil Gulati announced today that Bob Bradley has been relieved of his duties as the head coach of the U.S. Men's National Team.
CHICAGO (July 28, 2011) — U.S. Soccer President Sunil Gulati announced today that Bob Bradley has been relieved of his duties as the head coach of the U.

OK, here's the official release from U.S. Soccer:

CHICAGO (July 28, 2011) - U.S. Soccer President Sunil Gulati announced today that Bob Bradley has been relieved of his duties as the head coach of the U.S. Men's National Team.
"We want to thank Bob Bradley for his service and dedication to U.

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US Soccer president Sunil Gulati announced on Thursday that Bob Bradley has been "relieved of his duties as the head coach of the U.S. Men's National Team."

Gulati said in the announcement on the US Soccer website, ""We want to thank Bob Bradley for his service and dedication to U.

From the U.S. Soccer Communications Center:
CHICAGO (July 28, 2011) — U.S. Soccer President Sunil Gulati announced today that Bob Bradley has been relieved of his duties as the head coach of the U.S. Men's National Team.
"We want to thank Bob Bradley for his service and dedication to U.

U.S. Soccer President Sunil Gulati announced today that Bob Bradley has been relieved of his duties as the head coach of the U.S. Men's National Team.

"We want to thank Bob Bradley for his service and dedication to U.S. Soccer during the past five years," said Gulati. "During his time as the head coach of our Men's National Team he led the team to a number of accomplishments, but we felt now was the right time for us to make a change.

Bob Bradley out as US Men's National Team Manager.

The release from US Soccer below.

Wow...

BOB BRADLEY's TENURE AS HEAD COACH OF U.S. MEN'S NATIONAL TEAM ENDS

CHICAGO (July 28, 2011) — U.S. Soccer President Sunil Gulati announced today that Bob Bradleyhas been relieved of his duties as the head coach of the U.

U.S. Soccer finally listened to its fans and today fired increasingly isolated U.S. Men's National Team Coach Bob Bradley, a Manhattan Beach resident, after a meeting at Home Depot Center.

Here's the full press release from U.S. Soccer:

U.S. Soccer President Sunil Gulati announced today that Bob Bradley has been relieved of his duties as the head coach of the U.

Pavel Pardo scores for Club America in a friendly at the Georgia Dome in July 2010. (Getty Images)

The Chicago Fire announced today that the club has signed former Mexican international Pavel Pardo. The 35-year-old defensive midfielder will be added to the Fire's roster upon the receipt of his P1 Visa and International Transfer Certificate (ITC).

Two goals from Diego Forlan and one from Luiz Suarez saw Uruguay defeat Paraguay 3-0 on Sunday in Buenos Aires to claim the Copa America 2011 title. Uruguay's record 15th South American crown sees it join Brazil (hosts), Japan, Mexicoand Spain at the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup. With 20 of the 23 players who were part [.

The final to the unpredictable Copa America is on tap for this weekend, as Uruguay and Paraguay do battle for South America's regional crown and a place in the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup.

New seasons around the world get set to begin as well, as the Mexican Apertura campaign kicks off this weekend with American striker Herculez Gomez debuting with his new team, Estudiantes Tecos.

CONCACAF Gold Cup Final, Rose Bowl, Pasadena
Mexico 4:2 USA

Bradley 8', Donovan 23'
Barrera 29' & 50', Guardado 36', Dos Santos 76'
Mexico overturned a two-goal deficit to retain their status as champions of North & Central America following an action-packed win over the United States in Pasadena.

Mexico scored four unanswered goals to defeat the USA by a score of 4-2 in the final of the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup. El Tri's sixth regional title sees the team qualify for the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup in Brazil. The USA had gone up 2-0 with goals from Michael Bradley in the 8th and Landon [...

*They're bracing for a huge crowd for a much anticipated U.S.-Mexico Gold Cup final in Pasadena where temperatures are expected to top out at in the 80s.

Kickoff is at 6:10 p.m. incidentally, live on Fox Soccer Channel and Univision. I'll blog live from the game.

Notable: It's the first time in 11 years Mexico and the U.

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Between the FIFA U-17 World Cup, the European U-21 championships and the FIFA Women's World Cup there's plenty of international soccer to satisfy the soccer fan's craving, but one matchup this weekend that's not in any of those competitions will have everybody's attention, at least in North America.

USA Fans at Farmers Gastropub

Join us Saturday evening at 8pm at Farmer's Gastropub as we cheer on the USA in their match against Mexico. Farmer's noted on their Facebook page today that they'll have the grills going outside on Saturday with some special treats!

The 2011 Gold Cup final will take place on Saturday, June 25 at a sold-out Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif.

Clint Dempsey celebrates scoring against Egypt on Father's Day in 2009.
Today's game against Jamaica at RFK Stadium marks the eighth time the U.S. Men's National Team has taken the field on Father's Day. Overall the U.S. has a 4-2-1 record on the third Sunday in June, including matches in the FIFA World Cup, FIFA Confederations Cup and World Cup qualifying.

And so the career of Ronaldo Luís Nazário de Lima, or just plain old "Ronaldo" to the rest of us, was officially recognised in Tuesday night's Brazil versus Romania international in which the great man was allowed to play 15 minutes before saying a fond farewell to the thousands of fans who'd come to see him play in São Paulo.

Clint Dempsey has a knack for big-game goals, especially to open competitions.
U.S. midfielder Clint Dempsey has now scored one goal in each of the CONCACAF Gold Cup opening games in which he has played, also scoring in the 2005 and 2007 openers. The goal in the opener against Canada last was the third of his Gold Cup career.

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One day remains until the United States kicks off its CONCACAF Gold Cup campaign.

Bob Bradley and his charges have put a large emphasis on this tournament, with the hopes of winning it for a fifth time and clinching a spot at the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup.

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As the dark cloud hovers over the FIFA-CONCACAF bribery scandal that now looms over this month's Gold Cup tournament that started yesterday, a dark cloud hovers over Red Bull Arena and the New York Red Bulls. Five starters will be missing for their respective teams battling for the bi-annual trophy as the region's champion.

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As with all Football Clubs, Arsenal send their scouts all over the world looking for top, top talent. Just a few of the Nationalities at Arsenal are of course French, Spanish, Swiss, Belgian, Russian, Dutch, Argentinian, Brazilian, English, Welsh, Polish, Bolivian – the list goes on.

Juninho battles Shalrie Joseph in the Galaxy's 1-0 win at New England on May 28th.

Three games in eight days has become almost routine for the Los Angeles Galaxy this season, and for a few other teams as well, as the schedule makes room for not on the US Open Cup, and the CONCACAF Champions League, but also the CONCACAF Championship, the Gold Cup with the winner getting a slot in the FIFA Confederations Cup in 2013 in Brazil.

David Villa is Spain's all-time leading scored with 46 goals
A review of the roster Spain announced for the friendly against the United States reveals some truly impressive numbers for the reigning world champions. Here's a look at Spain by the numbers:
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As we look forward to Monday's highly anticipated announcement of the 2011 Gold Cup roster, we first take a look back at the make up of the U.S. teams that competed in the previous two editions of the confederation championship. The 2007 team had eight players returning from the 2005 championship-winning squad and went on to defeat Mexico in the final, securing a place in the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup.

- Keith Hickey The last time the CONCACAF Gold Cup was here, it came as an addendum, an afterthought to the FIFA Confederations Cup. Watching the B team take on Haiti and Panama was hardly an exciting prospect compared to playing Italy, Spain, Brazil, or Egypt. Getting our proverbial backsides handed to us by Mexico on our own turf didn't help our estimation of the competition, either.

New England Revolution alum Clint Dempsey
With a little more than three weeks to kickoff, tickets sales for USA-Spain on June 4 at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass., have now surpassed 50,000 sold and are heading towards setting a record in New England.
The largest attendance ever for a U.